Iv Toshain was born 1980 in Sofia. Lives and works in Vienna. After studying at Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera in Milan and graduating at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, was taking part in numerous exhibitions in NY, Seattle, Chicago, Copenhagen, Prag, Bukarest, Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany etc. She also worked like independent curator. Since 2011 she is co/founder and the curator of PARKFAIR in Vienna. She has exhibited in the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art in Gdansk, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Kuenstlerhaus Vienna, Museo della Permanente in Milan, Art Expo / MNAC in Bukarest, Museum Sammlung Friedrichshof in Austria.

Born 1980 in Sofia
Lives and works in Vienna

2006-07 Postgraduate Specialization Scholarship, Academy of Fine Arts Brera, Prof. Diego Esposito, Milano / IT
2004 Scholarship, European Animation Master Class, Leipzig-Halle / GER
2003-04 Scholarship, Academy of Fine Arts Brera, Prof. Esposito, Milano / IT
2002-04 M.A. at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prof. Franz Graf, painting, Vienna / A
2001-02 Scholarship, Academy for Fine Arts, Prof. Ursula Hübner, painting, Linz / A
200 Scholarship – Perugia / IT
1999-00 Academy of Fine Arts, Prof. Andrei Daniel, painting, Sofia / BG
1998 Exchange Programm at the Bath School of Art and Design / EN
1994-99 High School for Fine Arts Sofia / BG

(Selected) Solo exhibitions:

2011 "The One That Shines Has No Shadow“, Eberharter Display, Project Space for Contemporary Art, Vienna / A
2010 “Beyond Eden”, NAG 1 Contemporary, Arezzo / IT
2010 "Urban Safari, Bright Stars Pieta", Bulgarian Cultural Forum Gallery in cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum, Prag / CH
2009 “Camouflage Predator Species”, LAZNIA Centre for Contemporary Art, Gdansk / PL
2009 “Ultramodern Solitude”, Fleetwing Gallery, Brooklyn, New York / USA
2009 “Crucified tulips live longer”, FB69 Gallery Kolja Steinroetter, Muenster / GER
2009 “Origamy Trinity“, Ohge Contemporary Art Space, Seattle / USA
2008 "Diablo Species”, Devening Pprojects+Editions, Gallery, Chicago / USA
2007 "Black Box”, Habers + Partner Gallery, Vienna / A
2005 "Lunar Chick“, Soloexhibition, Artists Quarterly, Sotheby's ,Vienna / A

(Selected) Group exhibitions:

2011 „Space Odyssey“, MAK, Museum of Applied Arts Vienna / A
2011 “Gaudenz Ruf Award“, Rayko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia / BG
2011 “M21 - Museum of the XXI Century - Evolution“, Langenlois, Lower Austria
2011 “PARKFAIR“, Parkdeck, Stadion Center, Vienna / A
2011 “ARTSTAMP.DK+GUEST“, Kunsthalle Brænderigården, Viborg / Denmark
2011 "Heros of Today" Graffit Gallery, Varna / BG
2011 "ARTmART", Kuenstlerhaus, Vienna / A
2010 "Re-Edit", Charim Gallery, Vienna / A
2010 "Don’t Even Think About It", Galeria LETO, Warsaw / PL
2010 “On Paper 2010”, Stalke Galleri, Copenhagen / Denmark
2010 “Helden von Heute“, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Innsbruck / A
2010 "Preview Berlin 2010", Art Fair, Berlin / GER
2008 "Premio Profilo d’Arte”, Museo della Permanente, Milano / IT
2008 The Beautiful Children, The Wharf Road Project organised by V22, The Wenlock Building, London / UK
2008 "OSTRALE '08” - 2. International Exhibiton for Contemporary Art, Ostragehege, Dresden / GER
2008 "FEMACO", International Contemporary Art Fair, Mexico City / Mexico
2008 “7 II 7“, Art Expo / MNAC Museum, Bukarest / RO
2008 "Spiders from Jupiter - Lost Categories - ABC - Antagonist", Rayko Alexiev Gallery, Sofia / BG
2007 "Contemporary Istanbul", International Art Fair, Istanbul / Turkey
2007 "Porno total Illegal”, Mayerhof, Waldviertel / A
2007 "Somewhere inbetween”, Museum Sammlung Friedrichshof, Burgenland / A
2006 "1000KM Vienna – Sofia", Dauhaus-Association for Contemporary Art and Culture, Sofia / BG
2006 "I was born to make you happy", Prospekthof, Semperdepot, Vienna / A
2006 "Spekulative Projekte", Betonsalon, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna / A

Nominations:
2011 Koschatzky Art Award for Contemporary Drawing, Mumok Hofstallungen, Vienna / A
2011 Gaudenz B. Ruf Award for Contemporary Art, Sofia / BG
2008 Premio Profilo d’Arte”, Museo della Permanente, Milano / IT
2008 Premio Celeste, Sections Photography and Painting, Shortlisted, Milano / IT
2006 Diesel New Art Award, Vienna / A